International Indigenous Politics (P02751)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : SPS-P-P02751

The course examines Indigenous politics and claims for Indigenous autonomy
in North America, Australasia and Europe. It also considers the development
of international Indigenous relations and reviews new scholarship by
Indigenous scholars. The course enables students to evaluate comparative
Indigenous politics against theories of
international Indigenism and develop key skills in primary research.
The international approach enables students to acquire knowledge about
global dimensions of Indigenous politics and ways in which Indigenous
concerns are articulated through international organisations.

? Keywords : Indigenous Politics, International Relations, Cross-Cultural Negotiation,
North America, Europe, Australasia.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Postgraduate (School of Social and Political Science), (School of Social and Political Science, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. By the end of the course students will have gained: Specific knowledge of key nation-based examples of claims for Indigenous autonomy
A good grasp of key developments in international Indigenous politics
An understanding of Indigenous dimensions of international relations
A capacity to relate empirical evidence to broader theories of international Indigenism
A capacity to analyse new scholarship by Indigenous scholars